wanted to dispose them off; the situation in Pakistan was so bad that people were approaching the army to come back to power to rid the country of corruption and bad governance.
“The country is in turmoil. The current rulers are ill equipped to govern efficiently. They have failed to curtail the rise of extremism and insecurity. Price hike is killing people. Middle class is going back to abject poverty and people are leaving Pakistan because their hopes have been quashed,” said Musharraf, claiming that Pakistan shined during his reign.
Meanwhile, the shoe-throwing incident eclipsed Musharraf’s show in East London when the news spread across Pakistan. A 23-years-old West Midlands youth sitting in the fifth row threw shoe in the direction of the former military ruler but it failed to reach the stage. The private security of APML removed the man from the hall. Two other people were also thrown out for raising slogans.
Speaking to The News over the phone later on, the British Pakistani shoe-thrower said he didn’t belong to any party and was not paid for by anyone. “I was born in Britain and grew up here but it makes me incensed when I see the hypocrite Pakistani politicians talking big.
I am aware how they have done everything to destroy the land of my parents and the country that I love. He insulted Pakistanis by handing over Dr Aafia Siddiqi to America,” he said, adding Pakistani leaders risked facing the wrath of Diaspora Pakistanis.
The self-exiled APML leader become the second Pakistani politician after his successor President Zardari, who, within the span of 6 months, has become the victims of an attempted footwear assault in the United Kingdom. President Zardari was assaulted with a shoe by Sardar Shameem Khan in Birmingham in August last year at the PPP rally.
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